| Description |
xxiv, 607 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
The educational psychology series |
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Educational psychology.
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| Contents |
1. The Social Construction of Learning / Eric Bredo -- 2. Learning and Remembering: The Basis for Personal Knowledge Construction / Gary D. Phye -- 3. School Learning and Motivation / Myron H. Dembo and Martin J. Eaton -- 4. Self-Regulatory Dimensions of Academic Learning and Motivation / Barry J. Zimmerman and Rafael Risemberg -- 5. Constructing the Concept of Aptitude: Implications for the Assessment of Analogical Reasoning / Paul D. Nichols and David J. Mittelholtz -- 6. Elementary Reading Instruction / Michael Pressley, Ruth Wharton-McDonald, Joan Rankin, Pamela B. El-Dinary, Rachel Brown, Peter Afflerbach, Jennifer Mistretta and Linda Yokoi -- 7. A Cognitive Perspective on the Assessment, Diagnosis, and Remediation of Reading Skills / James M. Royer -- 8. Psychological Foundations of Elementary Writing Instruction / Stephen L. Benton -- 9. Teaching Composition: Current Theories and Practices / Rebecca E. Burnett and Lee-Ann Marie Kastman |
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10. Developing Student Understanding in Elementary School Mathematics: A Cognitive Perspective / Megan Loef Franke and Douglas A. Grouws -- 11. Mathematics (Grades 7-12) / Steven R. Williams -- 12. The Teaching and Learning of Elementary Science / Kenneth Tobin -- 13. Meaningful Learning in Science: The Human Constructivist Perspective / Joel J. Mintzes, James H. Wandersee and Joseph D. Novak -- 14. Inductive Reasoning and Problem Solving: The Early Grades / Gary D. Phye -- 15. Incorporating Problem Solving into Secondary School Curricula / Richard E. Mayer -- 16. Critical Thinking: Learning to Talk About Talk and Text / David R. Olson |
| Analysis |
Constructivism (Education) |
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Learning, Psychology of |
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Thought and thinking -- Study and teaching |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
eBook access via Internet and the Adobe Reader (for *.pdf files) |
| Subject |
Constructivism (Education)
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Learning, Psychology of.
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Thought and thinking -- Study and teaching.
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| Author |
Phye, Gary D.
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ebrary, Inc.
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| LC no. |
96008681 |
| ISBN |
0125542550 (alk. paper) |
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0125542569 (paperback) |
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